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After Online Uproar, Sammy Kershaw Is Invited to Walk CMA Awards Red Carpet
Source: Rolling Stone · Published
The Nineties hitmaker and his wife were initially denied access to the carpet, which caused artists to rally around the 68-year-old singer
The Nineties hitmaker and his wife were initially denied access to the carpet, which caused artists to rally around the 68-year-old singer
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